Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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